no-nonsense
- adj.不说废话的;言简意赅的;简单直接的
no-nonsense
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ADJ-GRADED 讲究实际的;直截了当的;不容胡闹的
If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
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ADJ-GRADED 简单实用的
If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
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His brief resignation statement on Thursday night was written in his typical no-nonsense style .
他周四晚间发表的简短辞职声明,沿袭了他一贯言简意赅的风格。
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She saw herself as a direct , no-nonsense modern woman .
她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
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You 'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle .
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
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Let 's have a clear no-nonsense agreement to start work as soon as possible .
让我们达成切实可行的协议以尽快开始工作。
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While no-nonsense Blackberry users tended to take and make calls .
黑莓用户一般很严肃、实际,只接打电话。
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Her current style seems to suit her , because it 's short and no-nonsense .
希拉里现在的发型似乎很适合她,短发显得干练。
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Get started with these five no-nonsense tips .
那么一起看看这五个很有用处的建议吧。
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I like him because he 's no-nonsense and funny .
他之所以让我喜欢,是因为他既严肃又逗趣。
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A black sweater and thin brown belt make this girl 's sunny yellow dress seem no-nonsense .
黑色汗衫和轻薄的棕色腰带使这个女孩的黄色礼服似乎没有意义。
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Her diplomatic style has been described as ' no-nonsense ' and ' abrasive . '
她的外交风格被称为“严肃”且“令人厌烦”。
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You 're pitching this product to a skeptical , strictly no-nonsense manager .
你在向一个持质疑态度、不容许讲废话的经理推销这种产品
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A strong , straight line that goes all the way across the hand indicates a logical , no-nonsense thinker .
一条又粗又直的智慧线横跨手掌表示这个人是个条理分明,很直接的思想家。
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Are our managers no-nonsense aggressive competitors or are they more concerned with driving out inefficiencies ?
我们的管理者是没有废话、积极进取的还是更加关心驱除低效?
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Most of the comments took on a populist , no-nonsense tone that I found all too familiar .
大多数评论用了一种平民主义的严肃论调,我已经屡见不鲜。
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The app is clean and professional with few frills , and I liked its no-nonsense style .
这款应用干净且专业,没有多余的虚饰,我喜欢它不讲废话的风格。
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Yet then there is Amazon , which this week has become my pin-up for the no-nonsense large organisation .
不过,接下来的例子是亚马逊(Amazon),最近它成了我眼中不说废话的大型机构的模范。
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Now picture France 's no-nonsense President Nicolas Sarkozy as that official zipping around before diplomatic VIPs .
而此刻那位在外交贵宾前飞奔的官员就是法国现任总统尼古拉斯。萨科奇。
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His many fans certainly do ; they appreciate his no-nonsense approach to racing and his refusal to complain or make excuses .
他的众多粉丝当然能做到&他们欣赏他对待赛车不无所谓的方式和他拒绝抱怨和借口的做法。
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I knew I should thank her , but the memory of her no-nonsense , crisp classroom demeanor still intimidated me .
我知道我应该去感谢她,但是,对她那种严肃干脆的课堂作风的记忆仍然使我害怕。
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He sees himself as a no-nonsense entrepreneur with a loathing of corporate blather .
他称自己是一名严肃的企业家,不喜欢在公司里胡扯。
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The no-nonsense tones of a stern parent ; plain , no-nonsense meals at a diner .
用餐者在一顿重要的宴会中使用的盘子。
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The no-nonsense Skinner , who spent 41 years with the company , is an operations guru with a penchant for always putting the customer first .
高效干练的斯金纳(他已在麦当劳公司供职41年之久)是一位坚决奉行顾客至上原则的经营大师。
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The police have reacted with characteristic gusto to Mr Gayoom 's call for a " no-nonsense " approach to extremism .
加尧姆先生要求用一种“严肃”的方法对待极端主义,警方已经按照他们一贯的风格作出响应。
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Obviously , that rather challenging and provocative notion is something that lends itself readily to the sort of no-nonsense tone that I 'm talking about .
显然,那个相当挑战相当刺激的概念,很轻易地将自己变成,那种我们所说的直截了当的语气。
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The Queen sported a light blue skirt suit - with her trademark , no-nonsense headscarf , knotted pragmatically under the chin .
女王身穿一件淡蓝色裙装——带着她独一无二的标签,下巴下面结着充满实用意味的头巾。
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Does this suggest a slap-dash approach to personal hygiene in the more mature , a no-nonsense efficient approach , or a deep seated eco-consciousness and concern about water conservation ?
这是否意味着更为“资深成熟”的人对个人卫生较为草率,或是较为直截高效,亦或是出于一种根深蒂固的生态意识及对水资源保护的深切关注?
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He became United 's first ever local-born club captain after Roy Keane 's surprise departure in2005 , a natural choice given Nev 's prominent leadership skills and no-nonsense attitude .
基恩2005年离队之后他就成了曼联历史上第一位本地队长,他有着非凡的领导力和严肃的工作态度。
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So you 're going to find fewer books presenting themselves as no-nonsense , mass market narrative and more assuming literary pretensions and being packages , however incongruously , as works of art .
所以你会发现,针对大众市场的叙事读物呈现在读者面前的书会越来越少,而自我标榜有文学价值,哪怕再不协调也要把自己包装成艺术作品的书会越来越多。
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What I like most is receiving crusty , no-nonsense advice and find it is written not by a retired male director of 65 but by a 25-year-old woman in PR.
我最喜欢收到干脆利落、没有废话的建议,而且发现这个建议不是出自一位65岁的退休男主管,而是公关部一位25岁的女士。
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It must be kind of a relief to get this sort of no-nonsense attitude toward these issues after all the tacking and veering that we 're likely to have experienced in earlier writers .
在经历了,其它作家的,所有这些绕来绕去之后,能有这种直截了当的态度是一种安慰。